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The Timely &#8220;Why&#8221; of <i>The War of the Worlds</i> — From Wells and Welles to Pal and Spielberg

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The Timely “Why” of The War of the Worlds — From Wells and Welles to Pal and Spielberg

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Five SF Books That Would Make Great Musicals

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Watch the First Trailer for BBC’s The War of the Worlds Miniseries

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The War of the Worlds as Alternate History: The Massacre of Mankind by Stephen Baxter

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Graphic Geometry: The Massacre of Mankind by Stephen Baxter

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This Morning in Publishing: October 17, 2016

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H.G. Wells and Orson Welles Have a Radio Chat About War of the Worlds

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Forever Autumn: Gollancz Announces Another War of the Worlds

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“You want stories?" Thom Merrilin declaimed. "I have stories, and I will give them to you. I will make them come alive before your eyes.”

Robert Jordan, The Eye Of The World

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